Serving GIS Data to your clients and

customers

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Victoria Smith GIS Manager

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•Support other departments within the County

Need a way to accomplish the following in GIS

•Keep data current and accessible

•Maintain communication with other departments

•Get the most out of existing resources

•Give personnel what they need to do their job •Give the public

viable information

•Provide data to other agencies

•Minimize learning curves

Promote GIS

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Answer Questions: •Can I live in this area? What about the crime rate? •Where should I build a new fire station? •How close am I to schools, childcare facilities, health facilities? •Does the area identified on this permit contain wetlands? •Where are the fire hydrants in this area? •When was property sold and for how much? •What commissioner district am I in? •What is the 911 address?

Do the right people have the right information?

üData

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üSOFTWARE: üMicrosoft visual studio (vb.net 2008) üEsri ARCMAP APPLICATION

DATA FORMATS •PAPER •EXISTING DATABASES •EXSITING RESOURCES

WAYS TO SERVE DATA OUT •PAPER •WEB •MOBILE DEVICES

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Not going away??!!!! Paper still has value in certain circumstances and learning to use it to it’s potential can be very beneficial

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1. STILL USEFUL If the information is still applicable and useful is

should still be used 2. Not all clients will be GIS clients. In certain circumstances paper can still be an

efficient way to still share your GIS information 3. Paper confirmations to the public concerning changes are warranted at

times (permits, addresses, zoning) 4. History

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Property Appraisers Data for addressing

Compare older aerials for development projects

Confirmation of actions to other departments or the public

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The Value of Customizing

•Eliminates the learning curve •Add efficiency to workflows •Creates consistent information •Aids in utilizing existing resources

•Allows GIS to be used by non-GIS users

Using procedures and tools

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Creating addresses in ArcMap •Click inside the desired parcel •Cross the desired street of the new address •Populates

•Street name • Estimated address number •Address type (primary or subaddress) •Parcel ID •Community •ESN •Etc

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Email Triggers

•Change of Address

•Unit Designator Change

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Displays a word document created by the form. The document is archived for non-GIS users and address history maintenance

Output to County personnel

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Displays a word document created by the form. This document is given to the resident for address assignment verification

Output to the public

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This will pull up to section map pertaining the selected parcel

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Forms populated using GIS data

Custom Tools allow non-GIS personnel to utilize GIS easily

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You can find almost everything online……

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•Reach large audience of people who otherwise may not be exposed to GIS •Accessibility

•The public •Non-GIS personnel

•User interface •People are more comfortable with a new website versus a new application

•Utilize external shared data and information with your own data

•mash-ups

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•Maximize on field personnel and resources •Stop multiple people from handling the same data •Real time information for decision makers

•Emergency Management •Fire Rescue

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Using GIS in a mobile environment allows GIS to reach a new audience which allows you to make data collection and data entry workflows

Custom mobile application for disaster response

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•A 2011 Pew Research Center poll estimates that 35 percent of American adults own a smartphone device •Gets GIS data on devices that people are already familiar with •Location independent

•More common and portable than other mobile devices

•Cost •No need for an additional mobile device or data plan if smart phones are already available

Thank You Questions or Comments

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Victoria Smith Putnam County

GIS Programmer/Analyst victoria.smith@putnam-fl.com